Maryland Family Law Maryland family law opinions and commentary

Divorce — Monetary award — Dissipation of marital assets On December 6, 2017, the Circuit Court for Montgomery County granted Lisa M. Baughman, appellee (“Ms. Sundquist”), a Judgment of Absolute Divorce against Byron A. Baughman, appellant.1 As part of the ...

Divorce — Torts — Email harassment Barry E. Hill (“Appellant”) appeals from the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County’s ruling, dismissing Appellant’s tort claims against Nichola Martin Lane (“Appellee”) sua sponte. Appellant presents two questions for our review, which we ...

Alimony — Motion to Extend — Abuse of discretion In this appeal, Robert E. Day, Jr. (“Husband”), appellant, contends that the Circuit Court for Howard County erred and abused its discretion in both granting the motion to modify alimony filed ...

Divorce — Attorney’s fees — Standard of review Although appellant Marcus Reese-Shaw (“Husband”) and appellee Karine N. Shaw (“Wife”) were able to amicably resolve all of the substantive issues arising from the dissolution of their marriage, they are unable to ...

Divorce — Settlement agreement — Consent This appeal arises from a judgment of absolute divorce of the Circuit Court for Baltimore County. Barbara A. Davis, appellant, claimsthat she did not consent to the terms of a settlement agreement that the ...

Divorce — Marital property — Marital home Angelo Crump (“Husband”) and Elaine Crump (“Wife”) were divorced by a decree of the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County entered on January 3, 2018. That decree incorporated the marital property settlement agreement ...

Alimony — Indefinite alimony — Unconscionable disparity in living standards The appellant, Brendan DeLacy, has appealed a judgment of divorce from the Circuit Court for Harford County that, among other things, granted the appellee, Maria DeLacy, an award of indefinite ...

Divorce — False drug test reports — Attorneys’ fees The Circuit Court for Montgomery County granted appellant Christopher Libertelli and appellee/cross-appellant Yuki Noguchi an absolute divorce in January 2018. On appeal, Mr. Libertelli challenges various findings (concerning dissipation and the ...

Divorce — Marital home — Valuation This appeal is the second for this divorced couple. George Dold (“Mr. Dold”) filed, in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, a mutual Complaint for Judgment of Absolute Divorce against his wife, Georgia Dold ...

Divorce — Settlement agreement — Collateral estoppel In February 2018, the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County entered an order declaring that the monetary judgment against Appellee Terry Hodges in favor of Appellant Casey McCall was satisfied in full by ...